| Role of surface tension and tissue in rat lung stress relaxation. | |
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PMID: 7111918 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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When the volume of the lung is maintained constant after an initial change of volume, stress relaxation (SR) occurs as a slow decay of transpulmonary pressure (PTP). In order to define which structure in the lung is responsible for SR a multiple exponential fitting of the PTP variation has been made. Excised rat lungs were placed in a fluid-filled box with trachea connected to atmosphere and submitted to stepwise changes of volume. Single volume steps (0.2 ml) were performed for lungs filled with either air or saline and the variations of PTP were monitored until steady state was reached. An exponential model (time constant = 6.5 +/- 0.4 (SD) and 92 +/- 6 s) described adequately the SR for air-filled lungs (n = 6) whereas only one exponential (time constant = 6.7 +/- 1.3 s) was required for saline-filled lungs. Multiple volume step experiments were also performed in air-filled lungs to obtain pressure volume loops. These hysteresis loops have been adequately simulated by use of the exponential model. It can be concluded that (1) lung tissue and air-liquid interface are both responsible for the SR with, respectively, short and long time constants and (2) the same relaxation function is able to describe both stress relaxation and static hysteresis in such experimental conditions. |
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Authors:
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A M Lorino; A Harf; G Atlan; H Lorino; D Laurent |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Respiration physiology Volume: 48 ISSN: 0034-5687 ISO Abbreviation: Respir Physiol Publication Date: 1982 Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1982-10-12 Completed Date: 1982-10-12 Revised Date: 2009-11-11 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0047142 Medline TA: Respir Physiol Country: NETHERLANDS |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 143-55 Citation Subset: IM |
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Animals Lung / physiology* Lung Compliance* Rats Surface Tension |
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